JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The world's third largest platinum producer, Lonmin , said on Friday that it plans to cut a total of 4,000 jobs in South Africa due to the worsening global economic climate.

MARIKANA, South Africa (AP) -- No striking miners will be fired in the week that South Africa officially mourns the killings of 44 men at a platinum mine, including 34 strikers shot by police, a ...

The brutal violence occurred at the strike at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana by the new Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union, which has won over tens of thousands of members in a ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A deal to end South Africa’s longest mining strike has been reached in “principle” between three platinum-producing companies and leaders of a union representing tens of thousands ...

MARIKANA, South Africa, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Around 10,000 striking South African platinum miners marched from one Lonmin mine shaft to another on Monday, threatening to kill strike breakers, as ...

A judicial commission of inquiry into the fatal August shootings of 34 striking miners at the Marikana mine is due to begin. The inquiry was set up by South African President Jacob Zuma. The ...

South Africa’s government and striking miners hardened their stances Friday, with miners rejecting a Lonmin platinum mine wage offer far below their demand and President Jacob Zuma’s government vowing ...

TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – Diversified mining group Xstrata expects to realise value at some point on the 25% it holds in platinum-miner Lonmin, but is not in a rush to get any deals done, Xstrata ...

Six-week standoff that claimed 45 lives ends as strikers agree to return to work on Thursday Lonmin platinum mine workers in South Africa on Tuesday ended their strike in return for pay rises of up to ...

Johannesburg - Platinum producer Lonmin, whose operations are all in South Africa, on Wednesday gave global diversified miner Xstrata until October 2 to formalise its $10 billion (R139 billion) ...